Welcome to Year 3! 

Oakes - Miss Beresford

Barber Class - Miss Bailey

Shrewsbury Class - Miss Jarrett and Mrs Hammond

Teaching Assistants

Mrs Henstock, Mrs Beecroft, Miss Vardy, Miss James

Additional Teaching Staff  

Mr Whiteman, Miss Smith, Mrs Fox - Forest School/Wider Curriculum/Wellbeing Mentor/PE

Autumn Term 2025

Welcome to the Autumn Term in Year 3! We’ve got such an exciting term ahead, packed with new learning and experiences.

History

In History, we’ll be heading way back in time to the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. We’ll find out how people lived, the tools they used, the houses they built and even what they ate. We’ll be comparing life across these three periods and thinking about how life has changed so much over time. We’ll also be taking part in our school Remembrance service and learning about our class soldiers, which will help us understand why we remember and reflect at this special time of year.

PSHE

In PSHE, we’ll be exploring emotions, thinking about how to recognise and manage different feelings and how to support others when they need help. We’ll also take part in Anti-Bullying Week, learning about kindness, respect and what to do if we see or experience bullying.

Maths

In Maths, we’ll be working on Place Value to understand the value of each digit in a number, before moving on to Addition and Subtraction, learning different methods and strategies to solve problems. We’ll also explore Money, practising using coins and notes, giving change and solving real-life problems.

Book Study

Our Book Study lessons for this half term will be looking at The Hodgeheg by Dick King Smith and Beaver Towers by Nigel Hinton. We will explore these exciting stories and lots of our pieces of writing will be inspired by these.

At Riddings Junior School, to become good readers, we use 8 Inferential Reading Strategies (IRS) to explore new texts. Please see below or school’s strategies and feel free to use them when listening to your child read at home. We will also be continuing phonics learning. Please support your child by practising reading and sounds at home.

Wider Curriculum

You will do either Forest School or PE on a Wednesday. This will run on a half termly cycle and your child will be told which they will do. All children will do PE on a Friday so please come to school in your kit. You do not need to bring a change of clothes for PE lessons

For Forest School days, please come to school in your school uniform. We will get changed into Forest School kit in the afternoon.

Home Learning

Maths

In Year 3, we have already started to develop our core maths skills by using Numbots and TT Rock Stars. Please access these apps daily for short bursts of learning, as these skills are fundamental.

Reading

Your child should be reading at least three times a week to support their fluency and comprehension. 

Spelling Frame

As we progress through the phonics curriculum, we will move on to spelling rules. Please access Spelling Frame each week to support your in-class learning.